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Hi all. My first post here. Trying to build my first PC and have hit a hitch. Purchased second hand MB (Asus B75M-PLUS) and PSU. I managed to get the USB 3 connector pins bent on the MB and when straightening out one of them broke:
if I reference the broken pin back to the manual, I can see it's the one that's marked as GND:
I don't know how crucial this broken pin is, but I have powered up the PC and realise none of the USB ports are outputting any power and I'm not talking about just the USB 3.0 ports - I mean all the USB ports (even the ones on the MB itself)!
Do you think the broken pin is the culprit? (or there's some other fault with the second-hand MB/PSU?) If so, can I salvage the MB or it's not easy? My soldering skills are pretty rubbish.
Any advice and tips are much appreciated.
Many thanks
if I reference the broken pin back to the manual, I can see it's the one that's marked as GND:
I don't know how crucial this broken pin is, but I have powered up the PC and realise none of the USB ports are outputting any power and I'm not talking about just the USB 3.0 ports - I mean all the USB ports (even the ones on the MB itself)!
Do you think the broken pin is the culprit? (or there's some other fault with the second-hand MB/PSU?) If so, can I salvage the MB or it's not easy? My soldering skills are pretty rubbish.
Any advice and tips are much appreciated.
Many thanks